NUMISMATIC MISCELLANY: JULY 12, 2015

Quick Quiz: Philadelphia Landmarks on Coins
In honor of the Fourth of July, this newspaper article listed five Philadelphia-area landmarks that can be found on U.S. coins. How many can you name?

To read the complete article, see:
Got change? 5 Philadelphia-area landmarks that can be found on coins (www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/07/got_change_5_philadelphia-area_landmarks_memoriali.html)

Will Texas Get Its Own Fort Knox?

And the solution would have to be even more complicated than Fort Knox - as Texas has promised that ordinary citizens will be allowed to store their own precious metal reserves there.

A spokesman for the Texas comptroller's officer, which is in charge of the gold plan, said: 'We are honestly at the phase where the questions we are answering are creating more questions that we have to answer'.

It has been suggested that private companies could pick up the cost instead, bidding to create a depository in exchange for charging storage and service fees.

The plan has kicked up chatter outside of Texas that it's a step toward secession, an idea raised now and then on the state's farthest political fringe. 'Just moving it would be pretty expensive and, unless Texas is anticipating withdrawing from the union, which I suspect is some peoples' want, I don't see what advantage it is...,' said Edwin Truman, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics.

To read the complete article, see:
Will Texas get its own Fort Knox? Lone Star State takes 5,600 solid gold bars out of Manhattan vault to 'keep them safe'... but doesn't have anywhere to put them (www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3149395/Texas-wants-gold-inside-states-borders.html)

Numismatics of the Pink Panther

To read the complete article, see:
Sherlock Pink (1976) (fourthgarrideb.com/2015/07/sherlock-pink-1976/)

The Decline and Fall of Macedon

To read the complete article, see:
CoinWeek Ancient Coin Series – The Decline and Fall of Macedon (www.coinweek.com/ancient-coins/coinweek-ancient-coin-series-decline-fall-macedon/)

International Congress of Electricians Medal

French “Art” Medals. Jules Clément Chaplain. International Congress of Electricians, Paris 1881, Copper Medal, by J C Chaplain, classical figure, Fame?, attending Zeus, below Prometheus, an eagle gorging on his liver, rev legend in wreath, 82mm (BDM I, 402). Extremely fine. From the Michael Hall Collection.

For more information, or to order, see:
International Congress of Electricians. (www.baldwin.co.uk/international-congress-of-electricians.html)

Convict Love Tokens

To read the complete article, see:
THE PARTING GIFTS CONVICTS GAVE LOVED ONES BEFORE BEING SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA (www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-parting-gifts-convicts-gave-loved-ones-before-being-shipped-to-australia)

World Police & Fire Games Challenge Coins

Some in attendance at the World Police & Fire Games will be skipping ubiquitous T-shirts as a memento and opting for a commemorative challenge coin.

Challenge coins feature a group’s insignia and motto. They’re frequently awarded to someone in the military or to first responders for outstanding service, but can also be given as mementos.

The Secretary of Defense recently gave challenge coins to wounded warriors participating in a 360-mile Ride To Recovery event which launched at the Vice President’s residence in D.C. and ended in Virginia Beach.

“It started with the military, but every sitting president since Bill Clinton has now had his own coin too. Although those are very hard to get. They’re presented for very special occasions,” says Kevin Touhy of Adrenaline Challenge Coins.

Touhy’s company started making the official challenge coin for the World Police & Fire Games in 2011 when the games were held in New York. It’s an honor Touhy is proud of as a former member of the U.S. Air Force and a retired firefighter. He served 34 years as a firefighter, 31 years in Orange County, California.

To read the complete article, see:
Challenge coins offered at World Police & Fire Games (http://wtop.com/local/2015/07/challenge-coins-offered-world-police-fire-games/slide/1/)

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